Combined hame-tug and trace buckle



(No Model.)

H. B. ROBERTSON.

COMBINED HAME TUG AND TRAGE BUCKLE. I No. 317,858. Patented May 12, 1885.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY B. ROBERTSON, OF HAVENSVILLE, KANSAS.

COMBINED HAME-TUG AND TRACE BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,858, dated May 12,1885.

Application filed September 30, 1884.

To CLZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY B. ROBERTSON, of Havensvill e, in the county of Pottawatomie and State of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved Harne-Tug and Trace Buckle Gombined, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a new and improved hame-tug and trace buckle combined; and the invention consists in the construction,arrangement, and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional edge view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective view showing the construction of the buckle.

A is a short leather hametug provided at its forward end with the stapleB for attachment to the hame of the harness.

To the rear end of the short tug A is attached by the bolt a the light metal plate 0. This is formed with the edge flanges b b and cross-pieces 0 0 for holding the end of the trace D. At its rear end the plate 0 is formed with bearings d d, in which the roller 6 is journaled, and it is by preference covered from flange to flange by the platef, which is formed with the edge loops 9 g for the padskirt and belly-band billet of the harness, and also with the rearloop, h, for the side strap of the harness. The roller 6 has the finger-piece e and the tongue 6 formed upon it, which latter is adapted to pass through the slot f in plate f and through the holes in the trace D, and to reach down through the short slot e made in the face of the plate 0, for holding the trace.

pivoted to it, and the bearing dhas the notch it formed in it to receive thefree end of the The coveringplate f has the plate E (No model.)

plate E, which is adapted to be closed over the finger-pieee e of the roller 6, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, for holding the roller 6 from backward movement after it has been turned to position for holding the trace.

Constructed as described, it will be seen that by turning the plate E to the position shown in Fig. 3 the roller 6 may be turned to lift the tongue 6 out of the trace, so that the trace can be adjusted without difficulty and without bending the trace; and it will be seen that the trace is at all times held straight, so that it is not liable to rip. Besides, the plate 0 and the buckle portion thereof hold the tug with perfect security, and the tug and. buckle as a whole are light, cheap, and strong and present a nice appearance.

The plate f need not (as shown) extend from flange to flange. The buckle can be attached directly to the hame without using the short tug-strap A.

Having thus described myinvention,lelaim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a plate formed with a buckle-frame and having a roller journaled therein, said roller being provided with a tongue and thumb-piece, of a latch on said plate, adapted to engage the thuinlrpiece and hold the tongue in position, substantially as set forth.

2. The roller 6, formed with the finger-piece e and tongue 0 in combination with the bearings d d, slot 6 and pivoted plate E, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The bearing d, slotted as shown at h, in combination with the tongued roller 6 and holding-plate E, arranged substantially as and for the purposes described.

HENRY B. ROBERTSON.

Witnesses:

W. W. WOODYARD, JOHN G. PITMAN. 

